The Chronicle of Philanthropy

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Also, the MassMutual Foundation committed $25 million to expand the reach of nonprofit community development financial institutions, and the Moody Foundation gave $25 million for neuroscience research.

Foundations 263

Foundations Universities Community Development Nonprofits 263

Selfish Giving

FEBRUARY 26, 2013

ThrdPlace is a social platform for local action that brings consumers together with for-profits and non-profits to change the way community development projects get done. . Dawn Wilcox is the Managing Director of Social Impact at Allison+Partners with nearly two decades of experience helping brands make our world a better place. .

Non-Profits 224

Non-Profits Marketing Marketing Community Development 224

Candid

OCTOBER 15, 2024

To do this, we’ve developed our own content, appeared at conferences, and spread the word on other platforms, like this one. Photo credit: Standing Rock Community Development Company The post Supporting Native communities is about listening and relationships appeared first on Candid insights.

Community Development 111

Community Development Philanthropy Culture Foundations 111

NonProfit Quarterly

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Image credit: Photo by Raychan on Unsplash This article introduces a new NPQ series, titled Building Power, Fighting Displacement: Stories from Asian Pacific America, coproduced with the National Coalition for Asian Pacific American Community Development ( National CAPACD ). What Is Comprehensive Community Development?

Values 127

Values Community Development Race and Ethnicity Culture 127

The NonProfit Times

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

This is Scott’s second grant to LISC, one of the nation’s largest community development organizations. LISC received a $40 million gift from Scott in 2020, which was used to seed programs that narrow gaps in health, wealth and opportunity, particularly for communities of color.

Finance 93

Finance Retail Nonprofit Finance Health 93

Blue Avocado

JANUARY 14, 2025

Kathy Hickman from PGM Community Development Note: The opinions and product/service recommendations expressed above are solely those of the participants and do not necessarily represent those of Blue Avocado. My biggest challenge in recruiting and retaining volunteers is continuous engagement.

Recruitment 94

Recruitment Charitable Organizations Community Development Production 94

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

Opportunities and Challenges LECs offer significant opportunities for community development practitioners and more importantly for low- and moderate-income households seeking to own a home. Additionally, many jurisdictions have extended a right to first refusal specifically to residents in manufactured housing communities.

Nonprofit governance and management 101

Nonprofit governance and management Manufacturing Public and Nonprofit Management Governance 101

NonProfit Quarterly

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Image credit: TuiPhotoengineer on istock.com This is the fifth and final article in NPQ ’s series titled Building Power, Fighting Displacement: Stories from Asian Pacific America , coproduced with the National Coalition for Asian Pacific American Community Development ( National CAPACD ).

Community Development 131

Community Development Poverty Retail Insurance 131

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

Here are a few viable approaches that we have encountered: Collaborate with mission-aligned institutions : This might include partnerships with community development financial institutions (CDFIs), Minority Depository Institutions (MDIs), or local credit unions. What might building strategic relationships look like?

Finance 121

Finance Agriculture Environmental Nonprofit governance and management 121

NonProfit Quarterly

APRIL 15, 2025

A couple of weeks ago, the community development financial institution (CDFI), where I work, Inclusive Action for the City , wrote a statement on our response to the attacks on the CDFI Fund. We must overcome the anxiety that comes over us when we need to arrive face-to-face with those whose goal is to harm us.

Governance 125

Governance Community Development Management Communication 125

NonProfit Leadership Alliance

MAY 31, 2024

To name a few: Mercedes E Pringle , Executive Director, Age Concern Bermuda Margo M Holleran , Patient Advocate/Fundraiser, HealthTree Foundation Dan Sloat , Founder & President, Advanced Air Mobility Institute Josette Raper , Agency Capacity Specialist, United Food Bank Brian Cancian , Senior Manager, Audience Insights Nicole Ewing , Operations (..)

Nonprofit Leadership 189

Nonprofit Leadership Leadership Nonprofits Foundations 189

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Stage 3: Go Public Economic or community development…must replace a “thing focus” with a “people focus.” Beyond that, I would like to offer a simple refocusing of what we mean by economic or community development. Look to the people who live in the community that needs “development” and ask them what they need.

Public and Social Policy 122

Public and Social Policy Construction Law Community Development 122

NonProfit Quarterly

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Image credit: Ian Nicole Reambonanza on Unsplash This is the fourth article in NPQ ’s series titled Building Power, Fighting Displacement: Stories from Asian Pacific America, coproduced with the National Coalition for Asian Pacific American Community Development ( National CAPACD ). How does a refugee community organize itself?

Race and Ethnicity 128

Race and Ethnicity Community Development Participation and motivation Culture 128

Amy Eisenstein

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Can I get one or two about community development or Environmental conservation? Can you help me get a donor. Running an organization organization without one is not a walk in the park. Will really appreciate it. Best regards Jennipher

Environmental 130

Environmental Community Development 130

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

For years, I have directed IFF , a community development financial institution that specializes in nonprofit facilities lending. A Hierarchy of Nonprofit Facilities’ Needs After 30 years in community development, I have come to think of nonprofit facilities as existing on a continuum of need.

Values 122

Values Community Development Psychology Healthcare 122

NonProfit Quarterly

MAY 31, 2023

Coproduced by Partners for Rural Transformation, a coalition of six regional community development financial institutions, and NPQ , authors highlight efforts to address multi-generational poverty in Appalachia, the rural West, Indian Country, South Texas, and the Mississippi Delta.

Values 130

Values Poverty Nonprofit Administration and Development Community Development 130

NonProfit Quarterly

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

In 1979, I discovered financial cooperatives—namely, credit unions—and I joined the National Federation of Community Development Credit Unions in 1980. Michael McCray: I was born into community development finance. Cliff Rosenthal: I abandoned a career as a Russian historian to be a co-op organizer starting in the 1970s.

Insurance 126

Insurance Finance Community Development Poverty 126

NonProfit Quarterly

JUNE 7, 2023

Coproduced by Partners for Rural Transformation , a coalition of six regional community development financial institutions, and NPQ , authors highlight efforts to address multi-generational poverty in Appalachia, the rural West, Indian Country, South Texas, and the Mississippi Delta.

Poverty 120

Poverty Community Development Construction Finance 120

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Understanding the nature of the capital that is moving into neighborhoodsto whom it is flowing and with what effectis therefore critical.

Construction 72

Construction Public and Social Policy Finance Poverty 72

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 15, 2025

For instance, this financing structure that combines earned and grant income does share some features with the community development financial institution (CDFI) sector, which is now nearing a half-trillion dollars in assets. Activating these funding streams will be challenging but not impossible.

Public and Social Policy 106

Public and Social Policy Public and Nonprofit Management Nonprofit governance and management Public Policy 106

Nonprofit Marketing Guide

MAY 21, 2012

Wendy Baird started Wendy Baird Consulting after spending 15+ years doing fundraising and communications work for social service and community development organizations and seeing the need for quality, affordable consultants who understand what it’s like to work in a (very!) small development shop.

Homelessness 227

Homelessness Foundations Community Development Children 227

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Increasingly, people of color are becoming leaders of national community development organizations. Michael Bochnovic and Courtney Knox, Championing Leaders of Color in Housing Equity and Community Development , Washington, DC: Center for Community Progress, April 2022. .

Leadership 106

Leadership Community Development Associations Nonprofits 106

Nonprofit Marketing Guide

FEBRUARY 5, 2015

Set up meetings with the community development/foundation executives or mission committees to keep relationships going strong. ” – schedule your first hour of the day to work your plan – to make calls, and do house visits before the daily emails and other tasks get in the way.

Fundraising 212

Fundraising Fundraising Community Development Foundations 212

Candid

APRIL 22, 2025

Advocate: Emphasize the vital role of volunteering in driving broader societal change and community development. Encourage corporate partners to activate volunteer time off policies, demonstrating how employer-supported service strengthens workplaces while expanding community impact.

Nonprofit governance and management 72

Nonprofit governance and management Recruitment Community Development Foundations 72

Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 25, 2021

Join major giving expert and ACFRE, Amy Eisenstein, as she delves into the trending topics your organization needs to tune into this year including: Discovering major donors within your donor community. Developing donor relationships in the age of social-distancing. Learning how to ask for gifts remotely and in-person.

Community Development 133

Community Development Fundraising Fundraising Nonprofits 133

Nonprofit Marketing Guide

JUNE 9, 2022

Blending her decade-long experience in communications, social media, and design with her Master’s Degree in Social Work, she works with organizations and communities to reach their goals through consensus building using a racial equity lens. She spends her free time gardening and hanging out with her neighbors in Old North.

Public and Social Policy 220

Public and Social Policy Production Education Education 220

Nonprofit Marketing Guide

FEBRUARY 23, 2015

Tell us what you do in a typical day as a nonprofit communications pro. I am the Communications Coordinator for the Disaster Response Services (DRS) program of World Renew , a faith-based international community development and disaster response organization. I have been with World Renew for almost seven years now.

Communication 183

Communication Advertising Production Community Development 183

Ann Green

APRIL 7, 2015

Create community. Develop a community. People want to support you. You just have to be, as Gail Perry says, “ cheerfully aggressive ” about asking. If you’re excited about what you’re doing, they will be too. Introduce donors to each another. Give them opportunities to work together to accomplish a goal.

Universities 188

Universities Finance Community Development Foundations 188

NonProfit Quarterly

OCTOBER 24, 2023

The result of their work is more places for people to gather and experience nature, increased social cohesion, restored civic trust, and perhaps most importantly, community development that benefits all residents. In Akron, more than 20 public, nonprofit, and community groups came together to form the Civic Commons team.

Public and Social Policy 141

Public and Social Policy Construction Community Development Governance 141

NonProfit Quarterly

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Image credit: Matthew Moloney on unsplash.com This is the third article in NPQ ’s series titled Building Power, Fighting Displacement: Stories from Asian Pacific America, coproduced with the National Coalition for Asian Pacific American Community Development ( National CAPACD ). What does gentrification look like?

Community Development 127

Community Development Leadership Food Marketing 127

Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 8, 2017

International development: 6.2%. Community development: 5.2%. Community development: 5.1%. International development: 4.2%. International development: 4.9%. Community development: 4.8%. Women and girls: 8.5%. Health and safety: 8%. Education: 7.4%. Arts and culture: 6.8%.

Public Policy 97

Public Policy Volunteerism Volunteerism Children 97

NonProfit Quarterly

MAY 6, 2025

Since 1973, I have started or led 14 nonprofit enterprises in the arts, community development, and civic engagement sectors. Nonprofits canand ought toengage in a wide range of civic and election-related activities.

Public and Social Policy 85

Public and Social Policy Public and Nonprofit Management Public Policy Nonprofit governance and management 85

NonProfit Quarterly

APRIL 25, 2025

In 2008, with $5 million in enterprise capital from the Ford Foundation and investments from four partner organizations, ROC USA created a sustainable model to help residents purchase their communities when they come up for sale.

Social Enterprise 97

Social Enterprise Social Enterprise Nonprofit Administration and Development Nonprofit governance and management 97

Nonprofit Marketing Guide

MARCH 9, 2022

Despite all of these perks (and much to my mother’s dismay) in the summer of 2014, I made the jump from this well-resourced corporate marketing gig to working at a small community development nonprofit with an equally small budget. She spends her free time gardening and hanging out with her neighbors in Old North.

Marketing 154

Marketing Marketing Advertising Production 154

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 21, 2022

At a recent professional dinner, I struck up a fascinating conversation with a woman who has spent her legal career working in civil rights, housing, and community development. I once heard a CDFI leader remark that when the borrowers we need in the community don’t exist, we as CDFIs need to go out there and create them.

Finance 112

Finance Community Development Non-Profits Nonprofit governance and management 112

NonProfit Leadership Alliance

MAY 23, 2024

Get Started About the Author: Tyler Adams, MNLM, CNP Associate Director of Development, Corporate & Community Development – University of Iowa Center for Advancement. Share these relevant topics and bring your group together for meaningful conversations that move your mission forward.

Public and Social Policy 246

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit Administration and Development Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management 246

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 25, 2023

A salient example is of organizations that are focused on community development but invest in mass incarceration. However, along with academic and industry research to the contrary, this line of thinking ignores the fact that you may be undermining your mission through your investments.

Public and Social Policy 127

Public and Social Policy Public and Nonprofit Management Nonprofit governance and management Non-Profits 127